Finished the shims, mounted. Tried with a 72x57x8mm gasket, wasn't water tight. Not sure why it leaks. Noticed that the 8mm gasket is made from a harder rubber. The original gasket is a softer rubber. Anyway, failure. Not sure where to source a gasket to fit this machine. If I find a solution that works I'll let you people know.

Difficult to say exactly where, pretty much everywhere around the portafilter. The shims are only there to distance the portafilter from the machine body, but they don't get touched by the portafilter in any way. I suspect that this sort of gasket like I tried needs to be tightly fitted in a groove into which it gets pressed by the portafilter.

Difficult to say exactly where, pretty much everywhere around the portafilter. The shims are only there to distance the portafilter from the machine body, but they don't get touched by the portafilter in any way. I suspect that this sort of gasket like I tried needs to be tightly fitted in a groove into which it gets pressed by the portafilter.

Well, that's interesting! I completely support the move to a new forum environment, looks to be something along the lines of a vB board... Much easier to navigate and browse. Although I'm sure some members are quite attached to the old format. (Another forum I drop into on occasion (tiger motorhomes) has gone through about 5 hosting formats over the years, and is still stuck between about 3 of them. )

It's a Simple Machines Forum, and yes, registering there is required, but only if you want to post. Unlike the old site, almost everything else (Parts Diagrams, Owners Manuals, Wiring Diagrams, lots of How To articles) is open for your reading pleasure.

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